August 13, 2003
Well where do I begin? The vacation was definitely the best vacation I ever had. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. Anyone who enjoys relaxing on the beach or by the pool and just enjoying the atmosphere and beautiful blue water. The water sports were fun. Stay away from the banana boat. We were tossed out into the water and couldn't get back on and then the boat got stuck in coral. It was really fun
till we were tossed off. We met some people who were tossed off into the coral and got cut up pretty bad. The driver was nuts! There was plenty of activities to do during the day. It became a bit of a routine after a while - but a good routine. Got up, saved chairs by the pool, ate muffins (cause the ropes would go up so that's all we had time to grab haha), learn dances, play volleyball (we sucked but hey we were on vacation- we got better by week end haha), sit around and talk then go shower (try your hardest to get the sand off- it just wouldn't come off) and get ready for dinner. Go save tables for the show, watch the show go to the disco and then the 3am buffet then go back to our room where we were followed by the security guard telling us to shush the whole way back - same thing next day. We barely made the breakfast buffet by the pool area let alone the main buffet which was supposed to be a thousand times better. All in all the food was pretty good. The meat was a little on the tough side. The chicken was excellent. Only one of us got sick on this trip but that could have been a for a variety of reasons. I was reading reviews about how bad the food was and to watch out so I was cautious, but it was
fine. The hotel was very nice. You had to walk forever to get where you were going but it wasn't that bad. We enjoyed the shows every night. They were funny and the audience participation was great. What some people won't do for their 5 minutes of fame I'll tell
you. The only annoying thing about the show is that its in 4 languages (English, Spanish, German, French) so it takes forever for them to say anything. Then it was off to the disco. Now, being from NY the music was a bit behind the times. But it was the only place that had AC and all you did was sweat all day and night (the humidity is terrible- forget your hair dryer girls don't even bother- frizz frizz frizz) so you welcomed going in there. Then we discovered the Star Rock Cafe right next to the disco. That was not usually crowded and we had some fun in there the last few nights playing pool and card games. There's nothing like ordering round after round and it's all included. That was the best thing. You definitely get your money's worth between eating and drinking whatever, whenever you want. Even after the club at the 3am buffet, you could continue your eating and drinking fest. It was great seeing everyone stumbling in drunk trying to order eggs and clucking like a chicken because they didn't know the Spanish word for egg. You made instant friends and enemies at this drunk buffet haha. The staff was great- they were VERY helpful and eager to do things for
you. My sister and I went for massages-very relaxing. My only recommendation is don't go near the sand before cause then it feels more like a body scrub with the sand- its so damn hard to get off. Some guys we met were offered "Happy Endings" and it was rumored that some of the female staff doubled as
prostitutes. Now about the "Star Pervs" as me and my friends refer to them. We were all happy happy in the beginning. They were great. They had plenty of activities going on and they were flirty and really nice at first. But then they took things to another level. Once they thought you would "Cheeky Cheeky" with them, you were in for some blunt all out sexual harassment. They were not shy about asking you for sex or telling you that they wanted you to go to a hotel with them. I mean me and my friends just laughed it off- we didn't want to get anyone in trouble. Then we started to avoid them for the last few days. But they were persistent. I read someone's review about keeping your daughters away- I agree. They were hitting on young girls, older women- there was no age discrimination when it came to "Cheeky Cheeky". I was told initially by one Star Friend that "Cheeky Cheeky" meant to dance. NO WAY- It's a sexual reference. One Star
Perv grabbed a friend of mine in an inappropriate place. It was not only embarrassing but violating and very uncomfortable as there were other guests standing nearby. Just keep your
distance. Like I said earlier- this place was great. Very nice and relaxing and all in all I had a great vacation. If you just keep your distance from the Star Perv's and don't let them cross a line you will be ok. We met people from all over the world and even more people from our area. We had so much fun and lots of laughs. It truly was my favorite vacation. I have lots of great memories to go with my pictures from this vacation and I'll treasure them always. I just want to say thanks to all my new buddies for making this trip a memorable one. 'WHAAAA HAAAPPEN?'
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